Apr
19
I made this cake last month for my friend Carl who turned 30. One of his passions in life are bikes. His wife Sarah asked if I would make a bicycle cake for his birthday party. Of course I said yes. You can find a few pictures of the Heberts in Tandem party on their blog.
Let me start out by saying this cake was intimidating. I wasn't sure how I was going to go about this. I had so many ideas, but none seemed like a viable options. I decided to figure it out along the way.
I started with the easiest part - the wheels. Not much to them.
I went off of the top right picture on the table for a bike reference. I began shaping the structure of the bike.
Covered the cake in fondant
Added in the detail
I like the handlebar grips.
Carl was very surprised when I brought the cake over. Sarah and I kept it a secret. This was my most challenging cake to date. It was worth it though. Happy 30th Carl!
I linked up at:
tasty tuesdays - for the love of blogs
sweet shot tuesdays - life with my 3 boybarianstuesdays around the world - communal global
oh my gosh that turned out awesome!!
Your creation is unbelievably amazing! You are so talented. Seriously, I want to hire you... if only I lived closer. I'm sure I've said this before, too. =)
Wow...I'm impressed. This was incredible.
Awesome picture too♥
It turned out brilliantly! You're very talented :)
This is fabulous. I might have to try it for Father's Day, since my husband is a cyclist. Thanks for sharing your talent!
It looks so great!! Love the green color.
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Great pictures, and what a creative cake! Amazing work!
Amazing! You are very talented with cake, love how you made the grip texture on the handles!
Awesome, of course! Also love the green.
WOW! That screams awesomeness. Way to go!
This cake is ridiculously amazing! Great job.
Wow, I tip my hat to you! That is amazing! I bet it tasted awesome too!
Tamar - linking up w/ community global
Oh, love it! You are getting quite the cake portfolio, girl!! Keep em' coming - love seeing each unique one.
Awesome!
great work!!
Really great cake!
I used to be a creative cake maker, but I piped on icing, and mine were NEVER as cute as yours.
WOW! That is a freaking fantastic pic!!
That is so impressive! So cool!
I'm new to your blog! I found you through FTLOB and I can't wait to read more! Feel free to check out my blog!
Simply Kate
visiting for the first time from CG...your cake looks delightful!
WOW! You have some serious cake skills.
wow!very nice. what kind of cake do you use that is good for carving such as the bike?
Abigail, I use a boxed cake mix to save time. :)
Thanks Amy.
Amy, I am so pleased to have found your blog. My son's best friend is mad about bikes and is having a bike birthday party - his mum asked me to make the cake and I was at a loss as to what to do until I found this. Thank you do much for sharing with us and providing some very appreciated inspiration!
Amy, this cake is amazing. I was wondering what size board you had it on, the size of the cakes and the amount of fondent icing you used. I know this was a while ago but a rough idea would be great. I want to make a similar cake for my husband. Cheers
The size of the board is pretty close to the regular size of a foam core board. I cut it down a bit, maybe a few inches from the length. The size of the cakes - the wheels are 8-inch rounds trimmed just a bit for shaping. The other cake was a 9 x 12. I cut all the pieces out of that. I only made one batch of fondant. You can find the recipe for that on the blog as well. I'd love to see your finished version!
Wow this is amazing! I am planning on trying to recreate this for my partners 40th Birthday, he ia a mad biker! Do you have the dimensions of how you cut out the bike frame part from the 9" x 12" cake? Thanks!
Chapeau! That is really impressive. I am preparing a surprise birthday party, and i am thinking to give it a try, is the fondant batch (16 oz. bag mini marshmallows 3 tbsp. water
2 lbs. powdered sugar)as per your blog, for all the cake? I am not an expert as you and i may waste some :) so is it enough? and can i use boiled jam instead of frosting between the cake and fondant? Many thanks